TRIPS TO NEW ZEALAND

We have continued our focus on travelling abroad to research different genetics ahead of making key breeding decisions, with trips in 2022 to New Zealand in June and Canada in September.

WE OWN seven donor cows in Canada, and so the primary reason for that trip for Justin and Amy was to do the joinings on those donors, so we get those critical decisions as “right” as possible.

We also visited Speckle Park studs and enjoyed a post-Covid catchup with breeders who have become friends. September (and even August going forward) proved to be an excellent time to visit Canada - preweaning, while cows were out on grass, and the weather was beautiful. It allowed us to get a proper good look at the cattle, well before snow has fallen. Our New Zealand trip for the Maungahina Speckle Park Bull Sale was a great opportunity to catch up with like-minded breeders there, chewing the fat about how we can improve the breed in years to come.